{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-259.115","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 259.115","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTIES.","body":"A person who has a felony conviction under Minnesota law or the law of another state or federal jurisdiction and who does any of the following is guilty of a gross misdemeanor:\n(1) upon marriage, uses a different surname from that used before marriage without complying with section 259.13;\n(2) upon marriage dissolution or legal separation, uses a different surname from that used during marriage without complying with section 259.13; or\n(3) with the intent to defraud or mislead, or to cause injury to or harass another, uses a different name without complying with section 259.13.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 259. CHANGE OF NAME, ADOPTION","CHANGE OF NAME"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/259.115","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:39Z","sha256":"2b13c7880be3288c28c49d77f930151f9a723454bbf1840055c84a195d8848c8","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-259.11","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-259.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}